Posted by peacetoy on February 14, 2005, at 11:06:39
In reply to Re: Lexapro Side effects, posted by Mariposa on February 13, 2005, at 12:08:08
I'm also having quite a rough time on Lexapro (or Cipralex, as it's called in the UK). It's now 9 1/2 weeks since I started (switching from fluoxetine), and 1 1/2 weeks since upping my dose from 15 -> 20mg.
Each time I've increased does, I've had substantially increased agitation and anxiety for a couple of weeks at least. Not quite suicidal thoughts, but I'm getting there. Horrible....and I'm not confident that this drug isn't just making things a lot worse.
Am probably going to give it until 12 weeks, but don't relish the idea of going on a psycho-pharmacological merri-go-round. The news about the recent St John's Wort extract study is encouraging, but no idea when the WS 5570 will become available, but no doubt the Glaxos of this world will fight it every step of the way....
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